Article-hanger.



G. SYVERSON.

ARTICLE HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21, 1911.

Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

"OLUMBIA GUNDER SYVERSON, OF TIOGA, NORTH DAKOTA.

ARTICLE-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 21, 1911.

Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

Serial No. 634,449.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GUNDER SYVERSON, a native-born citizen of the United States, residing at Tioga, in the county of Williams and State of North Dakota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Article Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to adapt holders for such articles as garments, hats, harness and the like to occupy, a minimum of space when not in use.

Other objects of the invention will appear and will be better understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device, folded. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view showing the parts in operative position. Fig. 3 is a detail front elevation partly in section of the supporting section of the arm and its guide.

In the embodiment shown the supporting plate 5 is adapted to be connected in any preferred manner, such as by screws 6 to a wall or other suitable support 7. The said supporting plate is herein shown as provided with a longitudinal recess 8 which'harbors the section 9 of the holding arm, which latter is arranged for angular movement and connected to the supporting plate in any preferred manner such as by a pivot pin 10 herein shown as passing through the inner end of the recess and section 9. The section 11 of the holding arm is connected to move relatively to the section 9, the connection between the sections 9 and 11 being effected in any preferred manner such as by a pivot pin 12 which passes through the sections 9 and 11.

Referring to the drawing, it will be seen that when the sections 9 and 11 are folded one upon the other, as shown in Fig. 1, the said sections shall be substantially flush with the face of the supporting plate 5. In order to adapt the said sections to be folded in the manner just described, any preferred structure may be followed, such as by recessing the outer end of the section 9 as shown at 13, and reducing the medial portion 14: of the section 11 in thickness. WVhen the parts are arranged as shown in Fig. 2 it will be seen that one end of the section 11 extends beyond the upper surface of the section 9 whereby a stop 15 is provided, which serves to prevent an article held by the section 9 from sliding therefrom.

What is herein shown as the lower end of the section 11, is arranged in a longitudinal groove 16 formed in the supporting plate 5, the sides of said groove being curved in cross section as shown at 17 and forming guide-ways for a cross bar 18 carried by the section 11. Any suitable means may be employed for engaging the cross bar, when the sections are moved downwardly as shown in Fig. 2, a preferred form of such means herein shown to consist of notches 19 formed at the lower ends of the side walls 17 of the groove, the said cross bar being forced into these notches by a cam action which is roduced by the lower rounded end 20 of the section 11 coming into contact with the lower end of the groove 16 when the sections are moved downwardly.

As shown the holding arm is spring pressed and held in the position shown in Fig. 1 by means of a coil spring 21 surrounding a side portion 22 of a triangularshaped clip 23 which bears on the section 9 and is secured to the supporting plate in any preferred manner such as by staples 24, the ends of the coil spring being herein shown as secured to the supporting plate 5.

It is to be understood that I am not to be limited to the specific form of clip and spring just described since the various well known equivalents of this structure may equally as well be employed to perform the aforesaid function.

In operation, and assuming the parts are in the positions shown in Fig. 1, the arm may be moved to the position shown in Fig. 2 by taking hold of the stop 15 and pulling downward and outward until the cross bar 18 enters the notches 19 whereupon upward and inward movement of the arm will be prevented. Any preferred means may be employed for efiecting this engagement between the cross bar and keeper, a preferred means being herein shown to consist of an angular-shaped lever having a vertical side portion 26 fulcrumed on a bail 27 which straddles a vertical recess 28 in the supporting plate 5, the upper end of the recess terminating in an opening which communicates with the lower end of the groove 16 and through which the lower end of the section 11 extends when the said section is lowered as shown in Fig. 2. When the section is lowered as just stated, it will be seen that the upper end of the side 26 bears on the lower end of the said section. The side 26 ends in a side portion 27 which extends through an opening in the supporting plate 5 and has a downturned portion 28 to pro vide a finger support for the operator when it is desired to disengage the cross bar from the notches, which operation is performed by pressing inward on the portion 28 thus moving the upper end of the side portion 26 outward, this outward movement of the side portion forcing the cross bar from the notches 19 and into the sides of the groove 16, whereupon the spring will operate and restore the parts to the positions shown in Fig. 1. hen the device is folded as just described, it will occupy a minimum of space, and when unfolded as shown in Fig. 2 the section 11 serves to brace the section9 in addition to holding the said section against inward movement.

Although I have shown and described one form of my device, it is to be understood that I am not to be limited to the structure herein shown nor the particular arrangement of parts since various changes may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

What I claim as new is 1. In an article holder, in combination with a support having a longitudinal recess and a keeper, of an arm comprising connected sections adapted to be moved into the recase so as to be made flush with the face of the said support, a locking member carried by one of the said sections, the said section Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

carried by the lower end of one of the said sections adapted to be moved in looking engagement with the support on movement of the said arm to an open position, and a vertically disposed releasing member positioned within and pivoted at the lower end of the support, the said member having its lower end bent at an angle and extended from within the support to provide a manipulating portion adapted to be depressed to force the lower end of the said sect-ion out of locking engagement with the support.

3. In an article hanger, in combination with a support having a recess and a keeper; of an arm comprising connected sections, one of which is pivoted to and yieldingly held in the recess, and the other of which is adapted to be moved into engagement with the keeper and hold the first named section at an angle to the support, and means for disengaging the last named section from the keeper.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GUN DER SYVERSON. Witnesses T. F. BURNS, LYDIA SvENsoN.

Washington, D. G. 

